Plants → Alliaceae → Nothoscordum
Nothoscordum gracile (Aiton) Stearn
Taxon 35:338 (1986)
Conservation Status:
Alien
Name Status:
Current
Brief Description
Grazyna Paczkowska,
Tuesday 28 June 1994
Bulbaceous, perennial, herb, 0.15–0.6 m high. Fl. white, Oct–Jan. Sand, sandy clay. Distribution: SW: AW, GS, JF, MAL, SWA.
Management Notes
Kate Brown and Karen Bettink,
Monday 25 January 2010
General Biology. Growth form. Geophyte. Life form. Bulb. Reproduction. Bulbils, bulb offsets, seed. Dispersal. Soil, water. Time to first flowering. 3 years. Fire response. Generally survives fire.
Notes. Leaves tend to die down before flowering. Bulbils easily dislodge from the parent bulb when plants are manually removed.
Additional information. Origin. South America. History of use/introduction. Garden escape.
Management Calendar
| Calendar Type | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dormant | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||||
| Active Growth | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||
| Flowering | Y | Y | |||||||||||
| Fruiting | Y | Y | |||||||||||
| Optimum Treatment | Y | Y | Y |
Legend: Y = Yes, regularly, O = Occasionally, U = Uncertain, referred by others but not confirmed.
References
- Benson, D. & McDougall, L. (2002) Ecology of Sydney Plant Species Part 9: Monocotyledon families Agavaceae to Juncaginaceae. Cunninghamia, 7 (4): 695-730.
- Brown, K. & Brooks, K. (2002) Bushland Weeds: A Practical Guide to their Management. Environmental Weeds Action Network, Greenwood.
- Hussey, B.M.J., Keighery, G.J., Dodd, J., Lloyd, S.G. & Cousens, R.D. (2007) Western Weeds. A guide to the weeds of Western Australia. 2nd Edition. The Plant Protection Society of Western Australia, Victoria Park.
- Moore, C.B. & Moore, J.H. (2002) Herbiguide, the pesticide expert on a disk. Herbiguide, PO Box 44 Albany, Western Australia, 6330.
